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frays definition
frays |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fray Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fray Entailment of verb fray Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fray 2 senses of fray Sense 1 fray, frazzle => break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart Sense 2 rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch => touch, adjoin, meet contact Familiarity of verb fray fray used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fray Sense 1 fray, frazzle => break, wear, wear out bust, fall apart -------------- Sense 2 rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch => touch, adjoin, meet contact -------------- Grep of noun fray affray fray Overview of noun fray The noun fray has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle -- (a noisy fight) Overview of verb fray The verb fray has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fray, frazzle -- (wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve") 2. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches") Overview of noun fray The noun fray has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle -- (a noisy fight) Overview of verb fray The verb fray has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fray, frazzle -- (wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve") 2. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches")
frays definition